~May 15
Because of Isis, there is a heaven.
Because of Isis, there is an earth.
Because of Isis, winds blow on the desert.
Because of Isis, the sweet sun shines.
Because of Isis, the river floods in spring.
Because of Isis, plants bear fruit.
Because of Isis, we live and grow strong.
Because of Isis, we have breath to give thanks.
—Egyptian prayer to Isis
For most of human history, spring has been a difficult time. Certainly, the weather is easier than several months ago; the winter storms no longer blow and the light is stronger. But food stocks, from the previous year’s harvest, would have been perilously low for our foremothers in spring. Cleansing fasts, such as those celebrated through the Christian season of Lent, were as much a necessity as a discipline, for there was not much left in the storehouses, and the new season’s crops had not yet borne their fruits.
Yet it was still a season of gratefulness, for hope sprang up with each new sprout that emerged from the wintry earth. Even in the midst of want and hunger, the sight of new growth is a happy one. In our own times of need, we can remember the promise of spring’s green—and it can help us find hope again within us.
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